Greater Middlesex - Gold's top pitcher this week was
Ben Vietze. He accumulated two wins and 33 strikeouts.
Dunellen (18-2, 13-0) is red-hot, having won 13 straight games, the longest such streak in the league. The streak was extended by another two games over the past week, including a 21-5 win over Piscataway Vo-Tech.
Sean Gibney led the lineup this week with three hits and four RBIs.
The Destroyers stole 18 bases this week, adding to their league-leading 88 steals on the year. Manager Chris Banos is giving his players opportunities to steal, and
Jeff Puckett has racked up a team-high 17 stolen bases for Dunellen.
Although the Destroyers gave up only seven hits last week, fewest in the league,
Wardlaw Hartridge leads the league with just 61 allowed all season.
Highland Park's Vietze finished his week with eight hits, tops in the league. He is sixth in the league with 19 hits this year, and has a .373 batting average.
Mike Demaria had a multi-hit game on Thursday, when he went 4-4 in Dunellen's 21-5 win against Piscataway Vo-Tech. He also drove in zero runners and scored two runs.
Casey Wenzel drove in four runners as Dunellen defeated Piscataway Vo-Tech 21-5 on Thursday